A compendium of the art of logick and rhetorick in the English tongue Containing all that Peter Ramus, Aristotle, and others have writ thereon: with plaine directions for the more easie understanding and practice of the same.

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A compendium of the art of logick and rhetorick in the English tongue Containing all that Peter Ramus, Aristotle, and others have writ thereon: with plaine directions for the more easie understanding and practice of the same.
Author
Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572.
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London :: printed by Thomas Maxey,
1651.
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Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800.
Logic -- Early works to 1800.
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"A compendium of the art of logick and rhetorick in the English tongue Containing all that Peter Ramus, Aristotle, and others have writ thereon: with plaine directions for the more easie understanding and practice of the same." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A49581.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.

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CHAP. 18. Of the Manners of the Rich.

RIch men are Contumelious, and Proud. Tis they have from their Riches For seeing every thing may be had for Mony, having Mony, they think they have all that is good.

And Effeminate; because they have wherewithall to subminister to their Lust.

And Boasters of their Wealth: and speak in high terms foolishly. For men willingly talk of what they love and admire; and think others affect

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the same that they do: and the truth is, all sorts of men submit to the Rich.

And think themselves worthy to to command, having that by which men attain Command.

And in general, they have the Man∣ners of Fortunate Fools.

They do Injury, with intention not to hurt, but to disgrace; and partly also through Incontinence.

There is a difference between New and Ancient Riches: for they that are newly come to Wealth have the same faults in a greater degree: for new riches are a kind of rudeness and apprentiship of Riches.

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